A mail list may refer to any of the following:
A mail list is a discussion groups over the Internet that links a group of people together with common interests via e-mail. If you belong to a mailing list, you receive every message posted to that list via e-mail as they are posted. Or, all combined messages at the end of the day.
A mailing list may also describe a list of e-mail addresses.
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